“From the team, we’ll spring a captain - it’s as simple as that,” said Pearce. “We’ve worked on one or two tactical things but we’ve worked on that as a squad of 22 players, not as an 11 at this moment in time.

“Whoever plays will do us proud, whoever captains the team will do the same. If I need to freshen it up, have I got players there to step in and give the team a lift?